The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23
NOT A SUCCESS.
senator's Edmunds and Hale Declare the
Administration an Ignomini.
Gus Failure.
The Vermont senator's Views.

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desires and intentions of those at the head
of affairs may have been, 1t was impossible
for them TO follow out successful policy
with the weight Of party so composed
upon their shoulders. With such broad
field of administration the President must
have others TO rely on for assistance, but
placing reliance in his party must inevitably
lead him astray. With the tremendous
pressure of the party behind him he has
: been forced into numerous errors. All Presi-
Sdents, perhaps, have made some bad APP
pointments, but none. think, have been
betrayed as often rs he has in party COM
posed of men who honestly believe that the
interests of the country demands that they
should have control of affairs. l do not
question their honesty in this opinion who
think that the end justifies the means the
party workers. The men who have worked
in the wards and buldozed and stuffed the
ballot boxes and claim the rewards are not
suitabsa TO perform public trust. A large
percentage of Mr.. Cleveland's appointees
have been either incompetent or improper
persons; or. being competent, have been
rascals. Some of these men he has select
ed without knowing anything about them;
others he has appointed upon the indorse-
ment of members of Congress OF
his own party, who have not
hesitated to betray his confidence. With
some work table of appointments
could be made which would show an i'm
mense proportion of rascals. / do not say
that it would amount to majority, but
certainly none of Mr.. Cleveland's prede-
cessors were as often betrayed. He has
been pulled both ways between his civil
service reform pledges and the party pres
sute. Sometimes he has appeared to hold
to one and sometimes to yield to the other.
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two. One day he has declared that good
official who was a Republican should not
be disturbed At another time he has
yielded to tremendous party pressure in
something else. But there are Republicans
still in Office. and think we should give
him credit for what he has done. AS in
the case of the preacher who was good four
days in the week and went off on lark for
two days, we should give him credit for
the good there is in him."
DO YOU think the Democrats will renom-
mate him."
"Yes; there is no one else they could
run with any chance of success. They
can't nominate anyone else and hope to
succeed"
"Would he hold the Republican votes he
got before?"
"As between two evils they would vote
for him. Though he has not lived up en-
tirely 10 what they understood to be his
promises, they may not see how he could
have done better with his party, and they
may not see where they will find another
who would do as well.
"What do you think of the chances Of
the Republican party in 1882"
Believing that the Republican party
represents the best principles of govern
ment, and having confidence in the intelli-
gence of the people and their ability TO
discriminate, l expect the Republicans to
be restored to power"
Senator Hale INDUCES i'm Some Plain Talk.
New York Tribune interview
When asked about the general result of
the session of Congress, Senator Hale said:
There are two things that have been
shown very clearly and stand out distinctly
above everything else. One is the utter
lack of administrative and legislative fac
nifty on the part of the Democratic party,
in the first place, and, secondly, the I'M
patriotic attitude of the Democratic party.
1t entirely failed in everything relating
to fiscal and financial legislation. Every
body in the country knows that to
be the fact, but it could be seen in
Washington even more plainly than else
where. There was no cohesion in the par
ty. The administration had no plans or
policy Ol any hluu Nc III Lie
House had no plans. The leaders in the
Senate were equally without plans. There
was nothing that even looked like united
action between the leaders of the several
parts Of the Democratic organization.
They did not agree on the tariff, nor on sill
yer, nor upon the treatment of the surplus,
nor upon any method of the distribution of
the surplus by appropriations among the
people.
"The administration recommended very
little for the consideration of Congress.
1t was apparently given over to the con-
sideration of small things, petty details,
and minor matters, let ing the large affairs
of government GO. 1t appeared TO have
no grasp of the broad questions of states
manshIp. Whenever it made recommends
tons it was snubbed, both In the House
and the Senate, by the Democratic men,
bers. This was true on every measure of
legislation affecting the business of the
country. When we come to the other sub
ject the unpatriotic attitude OF the party
was displayed by the entire indifference
to every measure that affected the
national defense and security. On
those measures it was In pronounced
hostility. The President recommended
nothing to put the country in a condition
of safety, either in respect 10 the naval es-
tablishment or for harbor defenses or for
coast Notifications. The House put a veto
on everything attempted in this direction.
The singular spectacle was presented of
the minority-tbat is, the opposition, and
not the administrat on-presenting and
framing and passing through the Republi-
can Senate all the measures that tended to
national security and defense. This was
all the more significant because the moneys
appropriated by s1ch legislation we're
lodged in the hands of the Democratic adj
minstration for expenditure and the moneys
would have been expended by the Demo-
Gratis; yet the bills failed to become laws
because of the opposition of the admins
tration and its adherents in the two
branches of Congress. l expect, especially
this unpatriotic attitude of the Democratic
party and its indifference to national Sc
curty and national honor, will become
thoroughly understood by the people dur
ing the next year, and will become prom
inent feature for discussion in the next
Presidential election. There is very little
hopefulness in the minds of the Deme-
cratic leaders in Congress as to the future.
They have very Little confidence in the ad-
ministration."
CONGRESSMAN Henderson's Impressions.